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Izetta vs Suletta: A Tale of Two Witches
A video examining the parallels between Izetta: The Last Witch (2016) and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022-2023). I'm not the first to notice that these shows are kinda similar, but the more I went down this rabbit hole, the more I found they resonated thematically on a level that can't be a coincidence.
0:00 Introduction
6:38 Two Witches
10:57 Plot Parallels
19:56 Thematic Parallels
24:51 The Fanservice Tangent
30:25 The Yuri
40:32 Conclusion
0:00 Introduction
6:38 Two Witches
10:57 Plot Parallels
19:56 Thematic Parallels
24:51 The Fanservice Tangent
30:25 The Yuri
40:32 Conclusion
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Видео
Blue Eye Samurai AMV - Wayward Daughter
Просмотров 8649 месяцев назад
I'm a big fan of the way this show explores gender roles thorugh Akemi and Mizu, with the former doing her best to gain power and agency within the constraints placed on her by society, while the latter rejects the entire system. Also, they're ridiculously fun to ship, even if that isn't entirely what this video is doing. The music is "Wayward Daughter," composed by Masayoshi Soken with lyrics ...
Blue Eye Samurai AMV - No Mercy
Просмотров 19 тыс.9 месяцев назад
"There's blood in the water, but it tastes so sweet..." The song is "No Mercy" by PVRIS.
Blue Eye Samurai AMV - Wasteland
Просмотров 6 тыс.9 месяцев назад
So this new show dropped recently and it is exactly my jam. Blood, revenge, gender ambiguity, and one of the most compelling protagonists I've ever seen in a show like this. It's just damn good television, and I had to make something to show my appreciation for it. The song is "Wasteland" by 10 Years.
Arcane AMV - Young
Просмотров 10410 месяцев назад
It's that time of year again where I can't get this show out of my head. The song is "Young" by Hollywood Undead.
TLOVM Vexleth AMV - Knees Deep
Просмотров 676Год назад
So listen I know what happens in canon but left to my own devices I will ship Laura and Marisha's characters regardless of campaign. Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina absolutely delivered when it came to moments that I could edit into a video like this, so uh that's what I did. The song is "Knees Deep" by The Beths.
Warrior Nun Avatrice AMV - Honey
Просмотров 630Год назад
Here's a quick AMV about two girls who always kept running out of time to spend with each other. The song is "honey" by Halsey.
Arcane Jinx AMV - Scream
Просмотров 495Год назад
I've been listening to this song for months while raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, and that's given me plenty of opportunities to associate it with various blorbos. Jinx rates the highest in terms of characters I can actually make an AMV with. The song is "Scream," composed by Masayoshi Soken with vocals by AKINO. The song features in the fights Abyssos: The Sixth Circle and Abyssos: The Seventh C...
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid: A Defense of Ava in Borderlands 3
Просмотров 159Год назад
I know this game is three years old and most people don't care anymore but the discourse surrounding the character of Ava has always bothered me because people seem way too ready to write her off when she's actually really enjoyable. I just wanted there to make something to explain why she's one of my favorite parts of this game even though I don't really play it all that much anymore. And yes,...
Warrior Nun Avatrice AMV - Miracle
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.Год назад
Happy new year! Have another Avatrice AMV. The song is "Miracle" by CHVRCHES.
In This Life Or The Next: A Celebration of Warrior Nun
Просмотров 371Год назад
"Falling in love with a Warrior Nun is easy. It's loving the Warrior Nun that's the hard part. They're never yours. They never last." I was planning to make a more lowkey video about how this show made me feel things, but then Netflix had to go and cancel it so I ended up making it way quicker than I otherwise would have. This isn't really a review or a critique, but a celebration of the way th...
Warrior Nun Avatrice AMV - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
Просмотров 230Год назад
I'm not about to let something like a show getting canceled stop me from making content for it. I'm working on a long-form video essay that I hope to have out soon, but in the meantime have another AMV. The song is "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" by Florence the Machine.
Warrior Nun Avatrice AMV - St. Patrick
Просмотров 622Год назад
I kinda wrote off the first season of Warrior Nun based on its lackluster promotional material, but when all the lesbians on my timeline collectively went insane over the second season, I decided to check it out, and boy am I glad I did. The show does some clever toying around with "chosen one" tropes and the action choreography is absolutely next level. The song is "St. Patrick" by PVRIS.
Alike In Dignity: First Kill and Fantasy Bigotry
Просмотров 1542 года назад
First Kill tells a story of forbidden love, and the importance of being honest with your intentions even when it feels like the whole world is standing in the way of your happiness. But like its protagonist, the show is stuck at the threshold, and struggles with actually naming the issues that it wants to discuss.
Arcane: Vi & Jinx AMV - Light It Up
Просмотров 4952 года назад
"Wherever you are, light it up and I'll come find you." I am back on my bullshit with this show. The song is "Son of Robot" by Dance Gavin Dance.
Mom said it's MY turn to use Inner Release
Просмотров 1442 года назад
Mom said it's MY turn to use Inner Release
SPOP Catradora AMV - Return to Oblivion
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SPOP Catradora AMV - Return to Oblivion
SPOP Catradora AMV - Don't Fight It
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.3 года назад
SPOP Catradora AMV - Don't Fight It
SPOP Catradora AMV - Green Light (2.0)
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SPOP Catradora AMV - Green Light (2.0)
Life Is Strange Pricefield GMV - More Like Her
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Life Is Strange Pricefield GMV - More Like Her
Life Is Strange BTS Amberprice GMV - Graffiti
Просмотров 7853 года назад
Life Is Strange BTS Amberprice GMV - Graffiti
Life Is Strange BTS Amberprice GMV - Graveyard
Просмотров 7743 года назад
Life Is Strange BTS Amberprice GMV - Graveyard
Feeling Hate: Ludonarrative in The Last of Us Part II
Просмотров 4843 года назад
Feeling Hate: Ludonarrative in The Last of Us Part II
Muito lindo❤
why does this look like this was filmed in 2008?
This is my favorite show ❤❤❤❤
I really loved Rachel ngl, and I was so sad to know how itll end Edit: 40:08, whats the video?
Elle ont toujours etaient amoureuse c'est Catradora❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I had never heard of Life is Strange, until I found a physical copy of Before the Storm at a retail store, with Life is Strange as a downloadable game with purchase. So I got to know Chloe & Rachel before knowing what Hawthorne in the original game. Honestly happy that I played them in that order. Can't wait for Double Exposure to download. 😁
the amv during the credits gave me goosebumps. what a beautiful way to tie the video up 💖
ficou perfeito💩
Oh wow that was awesome! I'm speechless.. Great work!
I always felt bad for Frank even tho he was messed up you could definitely see he cared about rachel mabye 🤞 oneday will get a Rachel amber game
what’s the background song name??
The credits section at the end has the full track list
Bro u can’t end it like that. U are invoking she ra season 6 ( Angela’s rescue )
I mean I posted this video a couple months after season 5 aired so at the time it seemed possible that we might get a movie at least.
11:00 Literally the “They’re just good friends.” meme.
The saddest part about she ra is CATRAS urgent WNAT for shadow weaver to love her
Wow. Just wow
Also, the song at the end of this video 😭 - I agree !!
I loved this essay ! Thank you for sharing it. I finished playing LiS for the 1st in a PC. That was amazing! I liked how the story made me feel. I always found it intrigued to know more of Rachel Amber. I do get the point of maybe not seeing Mr. Jefferson as someone suspcious by having the knowledge or wanting to know more about photography, yet, when I played it & he said something between "I could chapter you in a room in a moment" I knew something was completely off - "capture" could be the "picture" but then again with Kate he said "always shot" or "take the photo" so he shot with both a gun and a camera - guess which one hurt most? - There is a RUclips channel called "Life is Artificial" where the creator is currently creating videos of a possible story of what it would have seen the life of Rachel Amber, in case you are interested.
Rachel is 100% the storm. Personally it’s a way better closure, her getting her revenge.
there were also supposed to be 3 more episodes in the 1st game
i think rachel was so obsessed about getting away from Arcadia bay that she forgot that she was going to do it with chloe.
Rachel Amber was a user and a fake person. Obviously it doesn't mean she deserved being killed by Jefferson
damn im gotta start watching the last witch
something i never noticed was that adora and catra crying at shadow weaver's death was not just their complicated attachment to her, but the loving, sentimental aspects of their character that she failed to corrupt. I've seen lots of analyses about how victims still feel for their abusers, that's just the nature of the manipulation, but i really love that you emphasized shadow weaver's failure to mold them. idk, it just makes so much sense that her last "im proud of you" to catra is just her acknowledging that she failed, a last appeal to the humanity she failed to crush
32:16 dammit you didn't show the part where suletta runs away freaking out from guel's proposal along with her running away from elan
I… did though? It’s literally the next thing I cut to.
@@jonathanharrison4585 no no, you did but you didn't show suletta go into aerial and fly away screaming through the radio Correction: she panicked and tanuki screamed while running towards aerial, THEN flew off
heya i bout to watch izetta literally tomorrow and from the opening, you got me hooked on essay about two gay witches that ride guns so if you can, heart this video so i can come back later after finishing izetta
I hope you enjoy it!
I cant understand pronunciation is trashy
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Absolutely agree with the 'head cannon' part of the video. The story is fiction, but we are real. How our experiences relate to everything is subjective and such a big part of being human.
lis and spop are two faves of mine and they just portray characters as such... flawed and hurting people, so it's so beautiful and so meaningful when you watch them heal. thank you for putting that into words
Rachel is a bad person, who plays with people for her amusement. She cheats, she lies, she seduces, she is a manipulative diva. She didn't deserve to die, but she absolutely sucked as a person.
And of course, people will point out she's technically Ronin not Samurai, yada yada, but it just rhymes better in English.
Wayward Daughter....lovely music but it's not as if Mizu is straying from a correct and righteous path...rejected by Japanese society for her mixed heritage, her only path forward is revenge.
The concept behind the video is a comparison between Mizu and Akemi and the way their journeys mirror each other, with one having been rejected by society but finding absolute freedom in it, versus someone who wants to be free but also reaps the benefits of her position. And ultimately they’re both trapped by the paths they’ve set for themselves. They’re characters who have a lot in common but come from different places in life and make different choices. The character this song was originally written for, Yotsuyu Goe Brutus from Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, has a very similar arc of wanting to take revenge on a society that betrayed her, who ended up trapped by her own hatred and locked into a path that could only end in her death, so it was easy to transpose that onto this story.
"Okay, so now that Life is Strange is on everyone's mind again" literally me after a giant youtube rabbithole of LiS videos I'll admit I wasn't at first sold on a Max story seemingly disconnected from either Chloe or Rachel, but the newest gameplay preview kinda hooked. STILL.,.... i hope Rachel and Chloe are connected to double exposure, at least symbolically
There’s a theory that one of the unnamed characters in the demo is Rachel bc they look similar, but like… be serious (they wouldn’t put her in plain view if it was). The only Chloe stuff we get is brief references, but they’re not gonna give everything away this soon, and it would be a logistical nightmare to integrate her too much into the story if they’re not picking a canon ending to the first game because she would be dead in one of the playable scenarios. So I think they’ll just stick to brief nods.
I binged Blue Eye Samurai on my way to Kumoricon 2023 and stayed up 'til 4am to finish it....just couldn't stop clicking "next episode"....so GOOD.
Woow!! It's so beautiful!!
I'm sure you're excited about the new game❤
Our girl is BACK! (But where’s Chloe)
This was a great song for her
that made me cry……………. beautiful video
If you've never seen "Twin Peaks," Rachel Amber is highly inspired by the character Laura Palmer: the popular and beautiful blonde Homecoming Queen, who got straight As, was dating the captain of the football team, headed a Meals on Wheels program, and tutored a mentally challenged teenager. She was loved by everyone, and then found dead, wrapped in plastic. Her murder investigation uncover her hidden, dark, and seedy double life - sleeping with multiple older men, working as a call girl, her photographs in a sexy magazine, rampant drug use and being a drug mule for the town's biggest drug dealer, and other things.
I literally mentioned Laura Palmer in the video.
I think the canon choice is the one in which Chloe tells Rachel the truth, but doesn't convince Sera to stay, might explain why Rachel's spirit is so angry, if she really was one of the causes for the Tornado. You see, I think those visions Chloe experiences were caused by Sera. You see, there's this raven that's always around both Chloe and Sera whenever something supernatural happens to them. And Chloe seems aware of this to an extent. I think Sera has the power to induce dreams and visions into other people, being the most connected to her spirit animal out of all characters. That's why she became addicted to drugs. And it's what she meant when she told Chloe she couldn't truly understand her addiction. It's through drugs she exercizes her power the most. And I think Chloe, to an extent, suspected it. She let Sera go away, not trusting her to be a good mother, due to how manipulative she seemed to be, a trait she could see in Rachel too, and that both Sera and James seemed to amplify.
Great video. I agree with your characterization of Nadine. I was also intrigued by her character in Uncharted 4. I liked the way her mind worked; the calculating stare she gave Rafe after he blackmailed her, as well as her ability to see everyone's obsession with Avery's treasure and walk away from it before it consumed her too really captivated me. And I'm so glad we got to see more of her in The Lost Legacy. One thing I'm not sure about is the criticism of Laura Bailey voicing Nadine Ross. It seems like a slippery slope to say that white actors can only voice white characters. Can black actors then only voice black characters? What about Korean-American actors? Can they only voice Korean characters? But at the same time, I understand the argument that the acting community is over saturated with white actors. And if they also take roles for characters if color, then it makes it so much harder for actors of color to get the roles and recognition they deserve for their talent. Neil Druckmann said in an interview that he had auditioned black south Africans to voice Nadine. But at the end of the day, Laura Bailey captured the exact embodiment of Nadine, and she was hired. And she did such an awesome job as Nadine that I always accepted that it was fine for her to voice her, because I wouldn't want Nadine to sound any other way. And I say this as a black woman, if that matters. I wish we lived in a world where the best actor for the job could voice any character, regardless of race. But too often, "the best actor for the job" tends to mean "all the established white actors will voice all the white characters AND all the characters of color because they're clearly the best." So maybe I ended up contradicting myself here. But the point is, thank you for your video. It showed me new perspectives, and I love to see Nadine Ross get some love for a change. I hear so many arguments about how Nadine Ross is unrealistic and it makes me roll my eyes because Uncharted has never been realistic. No, Nathan cannot climb a dangling train in the snow right after being shot in the abdomen. So it's refreshing to see someone defend Nadine for a change 🙂
Beautiful 🥹
Great video. and I am sorry that your friend moved away and lost touch. i think you should try and reconnect with her. I wish you good luck with it.
This was like 8 years ago lol. We still follow each other on twitter.
honestly she has always had better. yes she has had her moments, but she had everything. yes maybe a bad relationship with her family but literally almost everyone in that game has an upsetting relationship with their family. maybe her mental health was bad but everyone else was dealing with mental health issues too. she had a lot of friends, a family, love, good grades, and basically was loved and liked by everyone maybe except herself. which was opposite for most people in that game, like, max, Chloe, frank, David, and Kate etc. what could she have deserved? other than mr. jefferson not being a weirdo which again, a lot of people he killed went through the same thing rachel did. again like, max, kate, victoria, and everyone else in those folders. im sorry but a lot of people had it worse than rachel, whether that was their mental health or life in general. yes she deserved better but she had it better than most so its strange to say out of all people in that game that she deserved it better.
i wonder how different the games would’ve played if they found her alive
My dream sequel is Max saving Rachel. Before you play the game you are given a choice to input the choices you made in LIS. Episode 1. It starts off with Max and Chloe having this slice of life moment. You do a task, look for something for Chloe to fix up the RV and they share a loving moment. Then suddenly. the sky grows dark. The storm is back. On the run, several segments of trying to outrun the storm, but it ends with Chloe dying and Max's powers going out of control. And suddenly. Max is back to where it all started, October 7th 2013. Episode 2. Max is wondering "why am I back here? WHY???" She's trying desperately to get back to where she was with Chloe and to save her. So you as Max have to get through the five episodes of Life Is Strange to make the same choices. Sounds simple right? Wrong. Max completes the hellish week, gets back to Chloe and the Storm is still there and lands back where she was. Episode 3. Suddenly Max notices things she hasn't before. Missing variables that weren't there. Nathan learning about the storm. Sean Prescott's larger involvement and the Prescotts gentrifying the Native American land of Arcadia Bay. This time Max tries to finish the story as it was originally intended with the Prescotts and Jefferson exposed and Chloe landing in the hospital. Only problem the storm still arrives. The week begins again. Episode 4. Max is in a time loop and she is trying everything to save Chloe and even the town. This might be why she was brought back to the worst week of her life. She wants to try and save everyone. At one point she succeeds. Problem is it starts over again and she gets a nightmare to give her a clue. Rachel. She's in this nightmare because she has to save Rachel. Episode 5. Half the episode would be Max talking to Rachel and learning about the events leading Rachel to the Dark Room. Max learns that Rachel had powers just like her. She could manipulate the weather around her. One incident she unintentionally caused an unstoppable wildfire. With Chloe, she quelled almost all of Rachel's violent storms. Then she was desperate to escape Arcadia Bay. There was something wrong with this town. Everyone knows everyone's secrets. The Vortex Club is the worst collection of scumbags when it used to be cool. Her parents lied to her for her whole life. The Prescotts own everything and everything gets buried and they are destroying the land. And all she had was Chloe, and for a while that's all she needed, but she needed to get out. She had to get out because it's throwing her powers out of balance and if left unchecked, Rachel could kill everyone and she did not want that to happen. She tried everything to escape. Coming up with schemes with Chloe. Using Frank until they can escape and then Jefferson happened. She confirms she did not love either man. She was groomed by two predators. She was still a child and was taken advantage by men twice her age. Then she discovered the dark room. At first it started as a "real modeling opportunity" to be photographed by a professional. It's only after Rachel looked at her binder. There were no photos. Then Rachel looked at the other albums. 19 young woman drugged, posed and all shown dead by the end of their session. Rachel planned on telling the truth, but Jefferson had cameras everywhere. “Not like Rachel, who was always looking in the wrong places. Poor Rachel.” Jefferson drugged, raped and killed Rachel Amber and posed Nathan to frame him. In her violent and disgusting death, Rachel created the storm. In her last attempt to save Chloe, Rachel's spirit turned into the Doe to guide Max throughout her journey. Max mostly succeeded, but all this could not be undone without undoing Rachel's death. Max promises Rachel she is going to save her. Max uses the photo of the day she took of herself the moment she came to Seattle(she definitely has one, this girl is obsessed with photography) Max uses it to stay into contact with Chloe. Max warns Kate to stay away from the Vortex Club. Max begins to make everything right. Warning Kate to stay away from the Vortex Club. Warning Victoria to make better choices and telling Nathan that he doesn't have to be molded into what his father wants him to be and he doesn't need to help Jefferson commit the murders. Eventually, Max sends evidence to David about where Rachel is. David busts in and arrests Jefferson, while Chloe unties Rachel, hugs and kisses her. Mark Jefferson is brought to justice. The Prescott Foundation is shut down and Sean Prescott is imprisoned. Nathan gets therapy without Sean interfering with his mental health, Frank is busted for selling drugs to minors and the Vortex Club reforms into a better club. All is well in Arcadia Bay. And closes on Max, Chloe and Rachel driving off to the rainbow and heading towards LA, NY or the Open Road.
Did you know that John Cena actually auditioned as Ron Stoppable?
That is… literally what inspired this video.
@@jonathanharrison4585 right
Beatyfull mate
What a fantastic video! I can’t believe I haven’t discovered this before now. I’ve been a fan of the life is strange franchise for a long time and have never came across a video as beautiful and as well put together as this one. Especially the part where you said that they compliment each other and make up for each others shortcomings. Rachel helping Chloe discover new things and Chloe helping Rachel explore her emotions. I haven’t been able to describe their dynamic to someone in such a way, where it feels correctly justified, but you just said it. Chloe and Rachel have and will always mean so much to me and this reaffirmed why. Thank you ❤️
Holy sht this song... Fits her like a shirt
I'll always be yours